Both films‚ ‘The Magdalene Sisters’ (Peter Mullan‚ 2002) and ‘The Lives of Others’ (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck‚ 2006)‚ perform a public function of enabling their viewers to work through the legacy of traumatic Irish/ German history. Critically discuss the statement. As with much of national cinema and national culture both The Magdalene Sisters and The Lives of Others may act as a means of coming to terms with each respective country’s traumatic past. Ruth Barton’s comment “We may argue
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first introduced to physics by his teacher Hermann Müller. Even at a young age‚ Planck was gifted when it came to music. As a child he took singing lessons‚ composed songs and operas‚ and played the piano‚ organ and cello. During his education at Munich University in 1874‚ he began his scientific career in the study of diffusion of hydrogen through heated platinum. Later he transferred to theoretical physics. One of his Munich professors‚ Phillipp von Jolly‚ advised him "in this field‚ almost everything
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Running head: How Philosophy and physiology have influenced early psychological thought. The Influences of early psychological though of Physiology and philosophy Cleo Jones History of Psychology Abstract Physiology is a branch of biology that deals with life and living matter according to (Webster Merriam) Physiology is the processes and function of all or part of an organ. According to (Webster) Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems‚ such as those connected with
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regarding the eye to figure out just how reliable (or unreliable) it is. The first serious study into how the eye works was done by Hermann von Helmholtz in the mid 1800s. He was a German physician and physicist who investigated a large number of subjects‚ one of them being the eye. Having decided that vision should be‚ physiologically speaking‚ all but impossible‚ Helmholtz came up with the theory that we construct images in our minds by inferring the whole based on past experience. In other words‚ we
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Young and Helmholtz for the trichromatic theory. We have no one theory regarding color vision. And instead‚ we have a combination of two which help explain the others’ weaknesses’. So a theory that works for both scenarios would be in order. HISTORY:
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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ the definition of the word honor is respect that is given to someone who is admired. My definition of honor is respect given to someone who does something honorable for his/her community. A scientist is someone who deserves honor because their discoveries and inventions help the world. Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3rd‚ 1847 in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. Bell was named after his grandfather and the middle name‚ Graham‚ was added to his name when he
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internal processes for the first time; also with the development of brain-scanning techniques‚ we can use fMRI and Pet scans to help us confirm what once was only supposition. But it is thanks to theories put forward by earlier psychologists‚ such as Helmholtz (Richards‚ Joan‚ L.‚ 1977) and the Gestaltists (Banerjee‚ J. C.‚ 1994‚ p 107-108) that neuropsychologists can narrow their research to focus on the areas identified by their predecessors - as being most relevant - to understanding perception‚ cognition
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Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt born on August 16th‚ 1832 in the German State of Baden was a philosopher‚ physician‚ professor and psychologist‚ and is considered by many as the “founder of modern psychology” or the “father of experimental psychology”. His contribution to psychology on a whole is noted favourably among modern psychologists; however‚ his labeling hence contribution to psychology as a science has distinguished him from many other prominent figures in the domain of psychology. He established
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of the company’s 114 patented inventions for the piano were developed during this period. Many of these late nineteenth century inventions were based on emerging scientific research‚ including the acoustical theories of renowned physicist Hermann von Helmholtz. Steinway’s revolutionary designs and superior workmanship began receiving international recognition almost immediately. Starting in 1855‚ Steinway pianos received gold medals at several U.S. and European exhibitions. The company gained worldwide
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CARNOT -founded the science of thermodynamics WILHELM E. WEBER -developed sensitive magnetometers; worked in electrodynamics and the electrical structure of matter JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE -discovered mechanical equivalent of heat HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ -developed first law of thermodynamics‚ a statement of conservation of energy LORD KELVIN (born WILLIAM THOMSON) -proposed absolute temperature scale‚ of essence to development of thermodynamics SIR JOSEPH WILSON SWAN -developed
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